Kurds claim responsibility for airport fire that injures three

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A large fire broke out in a cargo area at the main airport in Istanbul, injuring three people, causing extensive damage and delaying some flights.

Officials said that the blaze was probably caused by an electrical fault but a Kurdish separatist group claimed responsibility, saying that it was an “act of sabotage” to protest against Turkey’s treatment of the Kurdish minority.

Plumes of black smoke billowed from Ataturk airport. Aircraft normally used for dousing forest fires extinguished the flames. The cargo area is about 1km (0.6 miles) from the passenger terminals. Officials said that the fire had been brought under